(20 June 2016) Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School which is affiliated with Hong Kong Baptist University is hiring a librarian. The librarian will oversee and manage both the School Library and Reading Centre; and support learning and teaching as well as research activities by providing library users effective and efficient access to library…
(18 June 2016) Two Australian journalists have argued that the Chinese government is buying influence over Australian universities by donating libraries and funds for institutes as part of a broader push to strengthen its soft power in the country, writes David Matthews for Times Higher Education. There appears to be “a concerted campaign to promote…
(19 June 2016) Despite all the debates over the value and impact of rankings, updates of existing rankings, embellishments to existing rankings and new rankings keep coming. QS Regional Rankings QS released four regional rankings on 15 June 2016. It is not surprising that National University of Singapore (NUS) remains number one in Asia with…
(18 June 2016) The 2015 Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) from Thomson Reuters reaffirm that ACS journals are again the most cited and/or impactful in 14 scientific categories, including 6 core chemistry categories. Key highlights from the data include: ACS journals are #1 in Impact Factor or citations in 6 core chemistry categories: Analytical, Applied, Inorganic &…
(15 June 2016, Heidelberg) Springer Nature today announces the launch of Nano – a research solution offering highly-indexed and structured information on nanotechnology, drawn from high-impact journals and patents. Nano will be part of the new Nature Research portfolio of high-quality products and services for researchers. Developed to meet the needs of researchers in academic,…
(16 June 2016) To assist in the development of efficient Open Access policies among research performing organizations and funders, the PASTEUR4OA project has produced Open Access Policy Guidelines for Research Performing Organizations. They provide the context, the process and a model policy (template) that will enable the institutions and funders to develop and implement their…
(14 June 2016, Chicago) The prospect of a new automation system can be daunting. When do the benefits of moving to something new surpass the deficits of keeping the status quo? Can the products on the market deliver what libraries need to survive and prosper? Are those based on open source more flexible than proprietary…
(15 June 2016) Marking the occasion of its four-year anniversary, the Getty Research Portal has been rebuilt and redesigned, making it easier to explore the digitized literature of art history. The Portal is a catalog providing free access to books and journals made available online by contributing institutions. A project of the Getty Research Institute…
More than 11,000 journals in 81 counties receive their Journal Impact Factor (13 June 2016, Alexandria, Va.) The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters announced the 2016 update of its Journal Citation Reports® (JCR), the world’s most influential resource for evaluating peer-reviewed publications and the source of annual journal metrics, including the Journal Impact…
(13 June 2016) A Task Force chaired by EIFL has released two new librarians’ competency profiles that will help to build capacity in libraries for supporting new roles in the area of scholarly communication and e-research. The librarians’ competency profiles were released during the ELPUB 2016 conference, which took place from 7 – 9 June…
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